Organization and Description of Business	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 1 - Organization and Description of Business *Organization and Business* Nova LifeStyle, Inc. (“Nova LifeStyle” or the “Company”), formerly known as Stevens Resources, Inc., was incorporated in the State of Nevada on September 9, 2009. The Company is a U.S. holding company with no material assets other than the ownership interests of its subsidiaries through which it markets, designs and sells furniture worldwide: Nova Furniture Limited in the British Virgin Islands (“Nova Furniture”), Nova Furniture Ltd. in Samoa (“Nova Samoa”), Bright Swallow International Group Limited (“Bright Swallow” or “BSI”), Nova Furniture Macao Commercial Offshore Limited (“Nova Macao”), Diamond Bar Outdoors, Inc. (“Diamond Bar”), Nova Living (M) SDN. BHD. (“Nova Malaysia”) and Nova Living (HK) Group Limited (“Nova HK”). Nova Macao was organized under the laws of Macao on May 20, 2006, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nova Furniture. Diamond Bar was incorporated in California on June 15, 2000. Nova Macao is a trading company, importing, marketing and selling products designed and manufactured by third-party manufacturers for the U.S. and international markets. Diamond Bar markets and sells products manufactured by third-party manufacturers under the Diamond Sofa brand to distributors and retailers principally in the U.S. market. On December 7, 2017, Nova LifeStyle, Inc. incorporated i Design Blockchain Technology, Inc. (“i Design”) under the laws of the State of California. The purpose of i Design is to build the Company’s own blockchain technology team. This new company will focus on the application of blockchain technology in the furniture industry, including encouraging and facilitating interactions among designers and customers, and building a blockchain-powered platform that enables designers to showcase their products, including current and future furniture designs. This company is in the planning stage and has had minimum operations as of March 31, 2021. On December 12, 2019, Nova LifeStyle, Inc. acquired Nova Malaysia at cost of $1 which was incorporated in Malaysia on July 26, 2019. The purpose of this acquisition is to market and sell high-end physiotherapeutic jade mats for use in therapy clinics, hospitality, and real estate projects in Malaysia and other regions in Southeast Asia. On January 7, 2020, the Company transferred its entire interest in Bright Swallow to Y-Tone (Worldwide) Limited, an unrelated third party, for cash consideration of $2.50 million, pursuant to a formal agreement entered into on January 7, 2020. The Company received the payment on May 11, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, operations of Bright Swallow were reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. Accordingly, assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows related to Bright Swallow have been reclassified in the consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Additional information with respect to the sale of Bright Swallow is presented at Note 3. On October 14, 2020, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute approved that Nova Macao’s offshore license became invalid under the order of Repeal of Legal Regime of the Offshore Services by Macao Special Administrative Region. Nova Macao then entered the de-registration procedure and the current business was taken over by Nova HK. Nova Macao completed de-registration procedure in January 2021. On November 5, 2020, Nova LifeStyle, Inc. acquired Nova HK at cost of $1,290 which was incorporated in Hong Kong on November 6, 2019. Nova HK took over Nova Macao’s business. This company has had minimum operations as of March 31, 2021. The “Company” and “Nova” collectively refer to Nova LifeStyle, the U.S. parent, and its subsidiaries, Nova Furniture, Nova Samoa, Nova Macao, Diamond Bar, i Design, Nova HK and Nova Malaysia. *COVID-19* Beginning in 2020, a strain of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has spread globally and, at this point, the Company’s operations has been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, during the year ended December 31, 2020, Nova Malaysia had not been able to operate in full capacity due to Malaysian government’s shut down orders which resulted in sales lagging and slow-moving inventories. The Company’s two showrooms in Kuala Lumpur were closed from March 2020 to May 2020 and closed again since August 2020 and re-opened on March 5, 2021. However, Malaysia imposed a new nationwide lockdown on May 12, 2021 until early June 2021. The Company expects that the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the United States and world economies will continue to have a material adverse impact on the demand for its products. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to have on the Company’s business is highly uncertain and difficult to predict and quantify, as the responses that the Company, other businesses and governments are taking continue to evolve. Furthermore, economies worldwide have also been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Policymakers around the globe have responded with fiscal policy actions intended to support the economy as a whole, but it is presently unknown whether and to what extent further fiscal actions will continue or be effective. The magnitude and overall effectiveness of these actions remain uncertain. The severity of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business will continue to depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the duration and severity of the pandemic, the efficacy and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and the extent and severity of the impact on the Company’s customers, service providers and suppliers, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. As of the date of issuance of the Company’s financial statements, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may in the future materially impact the Company’s financial condition, liquidity or results of operations is uncertain. The Company is monitoring and assessing the evolving situation closely and evaluating its potential exposure.

Note 1 - Organization and Description of Business

Organization and Business

Nova LifeStyle, Inc. (“Nova LifeStyle” or the “Company”), formerly known as Stevens Resources, Inc., was incorporated in the State of Nevada on September 9, 2009.

The Company is a U.S. holding company with no material assets other than the ownership interests of its subsidiaries through which it markets, designs and sells furniture worldwide: Nova Furniture Limited in the British Virgin Islands (“Nova Furniture”), Nova Furniture Ltd. in Samoa (“Nova Samoa”), Bright Swallow International Group Limited (“Bright Swallow” or “BSI”), Nova Furniture Macao Commercial Offshore Limited (“Nova Macao”), Diamond Bar Outdoors, Inc. (“Diamond Bar”), Nova Living (M) SDN. BHD. (“Nova Malaysia”) and Nova Living (HK) Group Limited (“Nova HK”).

Nova Macao was organized under the laws of Macao on May 20, 2006, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nova Furniture. Diamond Bar was incorporated in California on June 15, 2000. Nova Macao is a trading company, importing, marketing and selling products designed and manufactured by third-party manufacturers for the U.S. and international markets. Diamond Bar markets and sells products manufactured by third-party manufacturers under the Diamond Sofa brand to distributors and retailers principally in the U.S. market.

On December 7, 2017, Nova LifeStyle, Inc. incorporated i Design Blockchain Technology, Inc. (“i Design”) under the laws of the State of California. The purpose of i Design is to build the Company’s own blockchain technology team. This new company will focus on the application of blockchain technology in the furniture industry, including encouraging and facilitating interactions among designers and customers, and building a blockchain-powered platform that enables designers to showcase their products, including current and future furniture designs. This company is in the planning stage and has had minimum operations as of March 31, 2021.

On December 12, 2019, Nova LifeStyle, Inc. acquired Nova Malaysia at cost of $1 which was incorporated in Malaysia on July 26, 2019. The purpose of this acquisition is to market and sell high-end physiotherapeutic jade mats for use in therapy clinics, hospitality, and real estate projects in Malaysia and other regions in Southeast Asia.

On January 7, 2020, the Company transferred its entire interest in Bright Swallow to Y-Tone (Worldwide) Limited, an unrelated third party, for cash consideration of $2.50 million, pursuant to a formal agreement entered into on January 7, 2020. The Company received the payment on May 11, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, operations of Bright Swallow were reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. Accordingly, assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows related to Bright Swallow have been reclassified in the consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Additional information with respect to the sale of Bright Swallow is presented at Note 3.

On October 14, 2020, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute approved that Nova Macao’s offshore license became invalid under the order of Repeal of Legal Regime of the Offshore Services by Macao Special Administrative Region. Nova Macao then entered the de-registration procedure and the current business was taken over by Nova HK. Nova Macao completed de-registration procedure in January 2021.

On November 5, 2020, Nova LifeStyle, Inc. acquired Nova HK at cost of $1,290 which was incorporated in Hong Kong on November 6, 2019. Nova HK took over Nova Macao’s business. This company has had minimum operations as of March 31, 2021.

The “Company” and “Nova” collectively refer to Nova LifeStyle, the U.S. parent, and its subsidiaries, Nova Furniture, Nova Samoa, Nova Macao, Diamond Bar, i Design, Nova HK and Nova Malaysia.

COVID-19

Beginning in 2020, a strain of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has spread globally and, at this point, the Company’s operations has been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, during the year ended December 31, 2020, Nova Malaysia had not been able to operate in full capacity due to Malaysian government’s shut down orders which resulted in sales lagging and slow-moving inventories. The Company’s two showrooms in Kuala Lumpur were closed from March 2020 to May 2020 and closed again since August 2020 and re-opened on March 5, 2021. However, Malaysia imposed a new nationwide lockdown on May 12, 2021 until early June 2021. The Company expects that the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the United States and world economies will continue to have a material adverse impact on the demand for its products.

The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to have on the Company’s business is highly uncertain and difficult to predict and quantify, as the responses that the Company, other businesses and governments are taking continue to evolve. Furthermore, economies worldwide have also been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Policymakers around the globe have responded with fiscal policy actions intended to support the economy as a whole, but it is presently unknown whether and to what extent further fiscal actions will continue or be effective. The magnitude and overall effectiveness of these actions remain uncertain.

The severity of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business will continue to depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the duration and severity of the pandemic, the efficacy and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and the extent and severity of the impact on the Company’s customers, service providers and suppliers, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. As of the date of issuance of the Company’s financial statements, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may in the future materially impact the Company’s financial condition, liquidity or results of operations is uncertain. The Company is monitoring and assessing the evolving situation closely and evaluating its potential exposure.